"It's Master Su San." Lao Liu had already found out everything, and he lowered his voice and added, "Your Highness, the fourth daughter of the Su family is also among them. The Su family really values her."
She is the one who handles all these things.
Prince Fenyang was not surprised.
In fact, Su Yao’s shadow was always present in all the major events that happened in the Su family, which shows her importance in the Su family.
Since Su Rong was in trouble this time, it was only natural for Su Yao, as one of the backbones of the Su family, to go check the situation and save the situation. He tapped his fingers on the table, and then suddenly said, "Su Rong was trapped in the mountains. Although he left clues, the clues are scarce. If the fourth lady Su met with an accident because she found some traces... ... wouldn't that be reasonable?"
Lao Liu immediately understood what Prince Fenyang meant. He looked up at Prince Fenyang's cold, murderous eyes and said sternly, "Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured!"
"You did it very well. Don't disappoint me again!" King Fenyang looked at him meaningfully. Seeing him swear to heaven that he would get things done, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you came all the way here, you look exhausted. Go down and have a rest and a meal first, then go back to work."
Lao Liu took the order and ran out.
It was already dark, a crescent moon hung high in the sky with a few clouds beside it, making the courtyard even quieter. Prince Fenyang placed his hands on the windowsill and looked out. After a while, he slammed the window shut, left the study and went back to the backyard to rest.
Lao Liu rested for a night and headed straight for Chengde early the next morning. On the way, he caught up with the Su family's caravan and stayed in the same post station.
Master Su San was so tired that he looked a little thin, but he was still in good spirits. He asked the postman in the lobby to boil some water and send it upstairs. He also sent Li Rui to the town with some people to buy some food.
He thought for a moment before saying to Li Rui, "If you see someone selling chickens or ducks on the road, buy some and make soup for the girl. She hasn't had anything decent to eat all the way. How can she bear this?"
The more he got along with Su Yao, the more Master Su San realized Su Yao's good points.
She almost never makes requests.
Even a grown man like him couldn't stand traveling at this speed, but Su Yao never complained while sitting in the carriage, and never asked to stop for a rest. The maids couldn't stand it, but she managed to endure it.
From the time Su Yao came back to the Su family until now, to be honest, Su Yao has not benefited from the Su family in any way, and has helped the Su family to ward off disasters. Sometimes, when Master Su San thinks about it, he can't help but sigh in his heart, as the child he raised with so much effort is not as responsible and conscientious as the one raised by the merchant family.
He decided to treat Su Yao better.
Li Rui was busy, so he turned around and went upstairs to see Su Yao. Su Yao had already washed up and left the main room. He was sitting at the table reading something. He couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you take a rest first?"
When Su Yao saw him coming, she wanted to stand up, but he hurriedly told her not to, and walked over to take a look at the letter in Su Yao's hand before asking, "Is it from He Jian?"
Su Yao nodded and said, "Yes, Uncle Jian wrote in his letter that my elder brother had a quarrel with Mr. Tang for some reason the day before, and the next day he suddenly said he wanted to go for a walk in the nearby mountains, and then something happened."
Master Su San also frowned, and sighed as he sat beside him: "Could it be that Tang Ru'an was holding a grudge against Rong Ge'er, so he attacked him?!"
Su Yao shook his head and said nothing for a while.
She always felt that it might have something to do with Tang Ru'an, but it wouldn't be Tang Ru'an who did it.
After all, this is too much of a coincidence. There was a conflict with Tang Ru'an at first, and then something happened. Anyone who sees it would think that Tang Ru'an cannot escape suspicion.
"Let's talk about it when we get there." After she finished speaking, she put away the letter in her hand and looked at Master Su San and asked, "Have you finished your business, Master?"
While on the road, Master Su San received a letter and has been feeling a little uneasy ever since.
When Master Su San heard about this, he couldn't help but frowned, and hesitated to speak. After a moment, he smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, I have already dealt with it."
It was clear from his expression that he was still somewhat troubled, but since he didn't say anything, Su Yao didn't ask any more questions and just nodded slightly.
Lao Liu did not stop for the night. After eating, he hurried on his journey, traveling day and night, and finally arrived in Chengde. After entering the city, he was not in a hurry to go elsewhere. He took a walk near the garrison and then went straight to the residence of the Chengde prefect.
The prefect of Chengde was not at home. He said that he had been busy looking for the new commander of the imperial garrison because he had lost his place. Now he had personally arranged for personnel to conduct an investigation.
Lao Liu raised his eyebrows, and asked someone to arrange a room for him to stay in as if he was familiar with the place. He waited until the evening, and finally heard that the prefect had returned, and he jumped up from the bed.
When Jin Dong, the prefect of Chengde, came back and heard that Lao Liu had arrived, he did not even bother to change his clothes or eat. He waited in Huating first. When Lao Liu arrived, he stood up hastily and said, "Sixth Master is here!"
Lao Liu hummed, sat down on his left, drank a sip of tea, and then asked, "How is the search going?"
"We have searched all around the place where the accident happened, and searched a full ten miles in radius, but we found nothing." Jin Dong also looked gloomy. "We have also posted a notice saying that the one who was lost was the commander of our Chengde Guard. If anyone finds him, he will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver. With such a huge reward, if the people find him, they will definitely report to the government, but there is no movement."
If we can't find the body, it doesn't prove that the person is dead. Even if the person was taken away by a wild beast, there should be something left behind.
Or the person is still alive.
But there was still no movement. The only explanation was that Su Rong became suspicious of the government.
Lao Liu and Jin Dong exchanged a glance and understood each other's guess. After a moment, Lao Liu said, "The Jinyiwei captain Chen Dong who is in charge of investigating this matter is on his way, and Master Su San is also here. What's going on over here... over there with Tang Ru'an?"
"Over there, Prince Consort Tang is here." Jin Dong said softly, "If he comes, will it delay our business?"
"What's the point of delaying this?" Lao Liu said without hesitation: "Everyone should mind their own business, and proceed according to the plan. Since Prince Consort Tang is here, that's good too, let's make things bigger, you go ahead and do it."
Jin Dong knew immediately that Lao Liu wanted to cause trouble for the people from the Su family, and he couldn't help but hesitate: "In this way, isn't this a bit too much?"
He also knew that the Su family had a close relationship with the current eldest grandson of the emperor.
It seems that the prince doesn't care about the eldest grandson at all? !